3
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1988
EXPECTED TO
NEVERTHELESS, THESE ARE
PROVIDE A USEFUL INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION
CHANGE FOR A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SHORT TERM.
OF
THE SURVEY REPORT FOR AUGUST 1988 IS NOW ON SALE AT THE
AND BUILDING
AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE
19TH THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT $1.50 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES
THE
ABOUT THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE
ΤΟ MADE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-8234820.
TABLE 1:
INDUSTRY
ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
ORDERS-ON-HAND
AS AT THE END OF
AUGUST 1988
CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH
JUL. 88
AUG. 87
(MONTHS)
(%)
(X)
ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
4.27
*
-1
WEARING APPAREL
4.72
-4
TEXTILES
2.33
- 1
-20
PLASTIC PRODUCTS
2.67
- 11
-19
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS
4.26
-4
+6
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS
5.09
+1
+1
OTHERS
4.
.16
-2
CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%
TABLE 2: